Lihe climate — normals and trends
Lihe (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 1,561 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lihe averages 3 frost days, 66 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 173 rainy days per year.
Lihe has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 6 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 3 August 2025) and the coldest -5.9 °C (on 12 February 1945).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
LiheChongqing Municipality
- coords
- 30.82°, 108.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
20.9°C
Average daily low
14.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,561mm
Sunshine / day
6.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
7.8km/h
Seasonal range
20.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
66 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
173 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.4 cm
Average feels-like high
22.2 °C
Average feels-like low
14.8 °C
Average peak gust
22.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
106 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
40.9 °C
3 August 2025
Coldest day
-5.9 °C
12 February 1945
Wettest day
152 mm
13 July 1983
Windiest day
33.0 km/h
28 May 1946
Strongest gust
67.7 km/h
21 February 2017
Hottest feels-like
47.0 °C
24 July 1961
Coldest feels-like
-9.6 °C
12 February 1945
Snowiest day
7.6 cm
23 February 1989
Sunniest day
13.8 h
28 June 2008
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 59 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 11.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 40 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 16.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 125 mm | +19 mm |
| Apr | 24.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 79 mm | -64 mm |
| May | 28.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 78 mm | -99 mm |
| Jun | 29.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 161 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 35.9 °C | +4.5 °C | 62 mm | -152 mm |
| Aug | 34.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 177 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 182 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 23.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 220 mm | +84 mm |
| Nov | 16.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 69 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 13.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 57 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lihe?
Lihe has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 1,561 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lihe?
The hottest day measured in Lihe between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2025, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lihe?
The coldest day measured in Lihe between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1945, at -5.9 °C.
Does it snow in Lihe?
Yes. Lihe gets on average 5.4 cm of snow per year and has around 3 frost days.
Has the climate of Lihe warmed?
Yes: Lihe warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lihe?
The wettest day measured in Lihe between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1983, with 152 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lihe?
The windiest day measured in Lihe between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1946, with winds reaching 33.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lihe?
The warmest month in Lihe is July (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Lihe?
Lihe receives on average 1,561 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 173 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lihe?
Lihe gets on average 6.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,409 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lihe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lihe between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1989, with 7.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lihe?
Yes: Lihe has on average 106 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lihe?
In Lihe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 24 July 1961, and the lowest was -9.6 °C on 12 February 1945.
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